Riverside Energy Center
| Riverside Energy Center | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Riverside Energy Center in Wisconsin | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Town of Beloit, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42°34′58″N 89°2′7″W / 42.58278°N 89.03528°WCoordinates: 42°34′58″N 89°2′7″W / 42.58278°N 89.03528°W |
| Status | Base load |
| Commission date | June 2004 |
| Owner(s) | Alliant Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Type | GE combustion and Siemens Westinghouse steam |
| Combined cycle? | yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 |
| Nameplate capacity | 603 MW |
Riverside Energy Center is an electrical power station located north of Beloit, Wisconsin in the town of Beloit at 1401 W B R Townline Road (West Beloit Rock) just west of the Rock River. The facility is owned and operated by Alliant Energy.
History
Riverside is a 603 MW combined cycle natural gas facility built by Calpine. It began producing power June 2004.[1][2]
Purchase of the plant by Wisconsin Power & Light was approved by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in April 2011.[3]
In November 2014, Alliant announced it planned to expand Riverside Energy Center with an additional $725 million, 650 MW, combined cycle natural gas generating facility. Alliant said they planned to begin construction in 2016 and be producing power in 2019.[4]
Adjacent facilities
There is an Alliant maintenance facility located adjacent to the center[5] as well as the Rock River Generating Station, a natural gas-fired power plant.
See also
References
- ↑ Calpine | Power Plants
- ↑ Calpine | Power Plants | Power Plants
- ↑ "PSC Clears WP&L To Buy Town Of Beloit Power Plant". Channel3000.com. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ↑ Leute, Jim (November 6, 2014). "Alliant plans $725 million expansion in Rock County". Gazette. Janesville, WI.
- ↑ Garage Locations